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Today, President Trump declared the April 15 tornado and fierce storms "a major disaster."

The N.C. Medical Board has suspended the license of a Winston-Salem doctor related to allegations of unprofessional conduct and improper use of dermatology products in patients.

Thomasville High School and Thomasville Middle School are on lockdown Tuesday morning.

Trade Street in downtown Winston-Salem will close Thursday between Fourth Street and the Clark Campbell Transportation Center.

Dermatologists will offer free skin cancer screenings Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Medical Plaza – Country Club at 4618 Country Club Road in Winston-Salem.

Robert L. Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television and owner of the RLJ Companies, graced the cover of the first Black Business Ink magazine in May 2003.

The Winston-Salem City Council and residents of Ardmore are split on what to do about a former goat farm on Silas Creek Parkway, where a proposal to develop the property with offices and townhouses is creating unusual amounts of controversy.

State Superintendent Mark Johnson does not plan to attend a march and rally in Raleigh next week where thousands of educators are expected to lobby for increased state investment in education.

Democrats and Republicans will be selecting their lineups for the fall General Election today, although a lack of high-profile contests depressed turnout in at least the early-voting stage of the primary.

Amada North America Inc. has chosen a site in High Point for an $82 million manufacturing plant that is projected to create up to 201 jobs.